Shelf support



Oct. 17, 1933.

A. E. NAVE SHELF SUPPORT Filed Aug. 10, 1932 m m m Patented Oct. 17, 1933 UNITED STATES SHELF SUPPORT Alfred Edgar Nave, Evansville, Ind., assignor to Servel, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of Delaware Application August 10,

4 Claims.

This invention relates to shelf supports or hooks of the type used to support the shelves in a refrigerator cabinet and it is an object of the invention to provide a shelf hook or support of simple and inexpensive construction, of good appearance, and one which can be easily and quickly applied from the interior of the cabinet.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a vertical section, illustrating one application of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the device of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the device of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 5 is a slightly modified construction shown in vertical section.

Referring to the drawing, the liner 10 of the refrigerator is provided with opposed slots 11 formed by cutting out two sections of metal along opposite circumferences of a circle intersected by parallel cords slightly less than the diameter of the circle. The slots 11 are for the reception of the shelf hook or support now to be described.

The shelf hook comprises three principal parts, namely, a pin 12, metallic washer 13 and liner engaging cup 14. The pin or shank 12 is provided with a reduced end portion providing a shoulder 15 against which the washer 13 is secured by welding or other desired means and the cup 14. is also mounted on the reduced portion of the pin and is held against the washer 13 by the upset end 16 of the pin. The washer and cup may also be welded together as at 17 if desired. A gasket 18, which fits around the cup 14, is inserted between the washer 13 and the liner 10. The cup 14 is provided with bayonet slots so that when applied the band of metal 19 between the cut-out slots and the liner will form a holding means for the shelf support. The bayonet slots in the cup 14 comprise entering portions or slots 20 at opposite sides of the cup and lateral slots 21 into which the band or strip 19 can ride upon rotation of the support. The metal at the entering end of the lateral slot is extended inwardly at 22 to provide a reduced neck to prevent accidental displacement of the hook or to lock the hook in position.

With this construction in order to assemble the hook or support to the cabinet liner said hook or support, which comprises elements 12, 13 and 14, together with the gasket 18 is pressed to the liner and a cup is pushed partly through until the strip of metal 19 engages the bottom of the slot 20 whereupon a slight rotation will lock the hook in position, the gasket 18 preventing injuring the liner and at the same time being compressible suificiently to allow the projection 22 to ride over the band or strip 19.

1932. Serial No. 628,149

In Fig. 5 is shown a slightly modified construction wherein the hook or pin 12 is provided with a threaded shank 12' and is provided with a threaded shank 12" and a nut 23 for clamping the washer 13 on the cup 14, which construction permits the utilization of a spring metal shelf retaining clip or the like not shown between the nut 23 and the washer 13.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various other changes may be made in the construction andarrangement without departing from the spirit of the invention, and therefore the invention is not limited to that which is described in thespecification and shown in the drawing, but only as indicated in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination of a plate having spaced slots, a shelf support comprising a cup having "a bayonet slot for interlocking engagement with said plate upon insertion of a portion of a cup through the plate and relative rotation of the same, a washer associated with said cup, a gasket disposed around the cup and in engagement with the washer and adapted to be clamped by the washer against the plate and a shelf supporting shank associated with said cup and washer. v

2. A shelf support comprising a pin, a cup secured concentrically at one end of the pin and slotted longitudinally and transversely of the pin" to provide a bayonet slot whereby the shelf support may be secured in position to a support by a slight rotation of the shelf support.

3. In combination a wall having spaced slots with a strip between the same, a cup slotted longitudinally and transversely in a manner to receive such strip when the cup is inserted through the liner and given a rotation movement, a shelf supporting pin extending centrally from said cup and a washer fixed on said pin in a manner to conceal the joint.

4. In combination a wall havingspaced slots 1 with a strip between the same, a cup slotted 1ongitudinally and transversely in a manner to receive such strip of metal when the cup is inserted through the liner and given a rotation movement, a shelf supporting pin extending centrally from said cup, a washer fixed on said pin in a manner to conceal the joint, and a gasket fitting around the cup and between the washer and liner, said gasket permitting slight endwise movement of the pin during application of the hook.

ALFRED EDGAR NAVE. 

